Carbon Neutral Management of Sport Marinas International Master Modules Programme Erasmus Project

Project Title

Carbon Neutral Management of Sport Marinas International Master Modules Programme

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for higher education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2018

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses; Environment and climate change; Overcoming skills mismatches (basic/transversal)

Project Summary

Maritime transport emits around 1000 million tonnes of CO2 annually and is responsible for about 2.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions (3rd IMO GHG study). Shipping emissions are predicted to increase between 50% and 250% by 2050 – depending on future economic and energy developments. The “end of use” boats decommissioning is one of the main challenges for the nautical industry which poses a threat to the environment and is a recycling challenge ( in Europe, at least 80,000 boats, reach their ‘end of use’s each year). Staff qualifications, the inability to attract young workers remain one of the crucial points in Europe. To boost the recruitment of highly prepared staff requires initiatives addressing learning to make the Carbon neutral management and sport marinas related sectors attractive and to transform both the academic knowledge and high-level basic and transversal competences to be useful and applicable.
One of the key priorities for HE is the reinforcement of the “Knowledge Triangle”, through the support of innovation, entrepreneurship and university-business cooperation. This specifically applies to those traditional sectors, such as the environmental related sectors, where changes in education and training are required to equip the future workforce with the new skills for the new demands generated by the changing patterns of economic growth as a result of climate change (e.g.: water sources, tourism impact).
Nevertheless, the European Security and implicit Carbon Reduction is a key driver of sustainable growth with a significant contribution to Europe‘s overall economic health, competitiveness, creativity, innovation, employment and growth. Staff qualifications along youth unemployment remain one of the crucial points in Europe. To boost the recruitment of highly prepared staff requires initiatives addressing training to make the sector attractive and capable of
transforming both the academic knowledge and high-level basic and transversal competences required to be useful and applicable.
For these reasons, this Strategic Partnership proposed the creation of a flexible learning pathway in line with the needs of learners and companies in meeting environmental targets and securing sustainable conditions for EU citizens . The final result provided a joint study modules program between Higher Education and Vocational Education and Training that CAPITALISE COMPANIES WITH PREPARED YOUTH, providing enterprises innovation, expertise and added value.
INCAMP arise from a Strategic Partnership composed of seven entities from regions that are highly influenced by climate change and tourism impact : Four universities, three SMES /technical research and Training centres and one chamber of commerce-Social partner representatives. With the aim to DEVELOP AN INTERNATIONAL MASTER DEGREE Modules Programme FOR THE CARBON NEUTRAL SPORT MARINAS MANAGEMENT, which offer an adapted curriculum to equip the young generation with the specific, basic and transversal competences that were required in the related industries. This international Master Degree modules will provide students with opportunities to gain additional skills by studying and training abroad.
This initiative delivered the following activities:
-Surveys, comparative analysis and evidence-gathering, studies of real life cases in order to have a real idea of the needs of skills and competences in the European Environmental Studies.
– Developed of a joint modules curriculum with the integration of different learning modes (distance, face to face, etc) and innovative approaches.
– Created learning and training materials together with methods, pedagogical approaches and tools.
– Delivered capacity building and networking activities.
As a final result of these activities this Strategic Partnership developed a Study Report on current skills needs on the European Environmental studies offer, a Joint Modules Curriculum together with a learning content and an e-Learning platform that will be freely and widely distributed. 4 Multiplier Events are planned at the end of the project.
Hence, INCAMP contributed to the modernisation and reinforcement of education aligned to the needs and opportunities offered by traditional industries. It provides, assess, and look recognition of basic skills needed in the environmental related sectors. INCAMP also addressed transversal skills, such as entrepreneurship, foreign languages and digital competences.
HE students and staff, and also everyone involved in the development of this initiative will have the chance of increasing their sense of initiative and entrepreneurship, their competences in foreign languages and, of course, increasing their skills and capabilities for employability in a industrial sector which is the main key driver in many European regions.
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(1) Data from Eurostat SBS Eurostat, (sbs_na_ind_r2).

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 374404 Eur

Project Coordinator

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE NEW UNIVERSITY & Country: UK

Project Partners

• FREDERICK UNIVERSITY
• ASSOCIACAO COMERCIAL E INDUSTRIAL DO FUNCHAL – CAMARA DE COMERCIO E INDUSTRIA DA MADEIRA
• UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA
• Instituto Profissional dos Transportes e Logística da Madeira
• EYEBB SYSTEMS LIMITED
• ECOSISTEMAS VIRTUALES Y MODULARES SL
• Associação Marina FUNCHAL